Category: Articles by Terry Schmidt

As the One who built the church (Mt 16:18) and purchased it with His own blood (Acts 20:28), Jesus has a genuine concern and personal interest in the well-being of His spiritual body (Eph 1:22-23). In His letters to seven churches recorded in Revelation chapters…

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus tells two similar parables in response to the Pharisees and scribes murmuring that He “receives sinners and eats with them” (v. 2). After telling the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus makes the following application: “I say to you that…

During the past 50 years or so, much has been written concerning the topic of self-esteem. Theories and philosophies abound as to how to gain self-confidence and achieve a healthy sense of self-worth. The prominent view of many secular psychologists and professional educators is that…

Today’s activist judges, socialist politicians, and the liberal media use the term “separation of church and state” as though it were in the Constitution. It is not. What is part of the Constitution is the first amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment…

There was once a young sheep, new to the flock, who went around asking some of the other sheep how he could make it or survive in the flock.  He was counseled to read up on how to find good pasture for eating, fresh running…

As disciples of Christ, we are admonished: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Rom 12:2). The word conformed means “to…

The God we serve is omnipotent [all-powerful] (Jer 32:17; Rev 19:6), omniscient [all-knowing] (Ps 147:5; Pr 15:11) and omnipresent [everywhere present] (Ps 139:7-12; Pr 15:3). Everything in God’s marvelous creation bears witness to His creative genius and awesome power (Rom 1:18-25). This is why the…

Most Christians are familiar with Jesus’ marching orders to the church in what has come to be known as the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of…

When I was serving in the U.S. Navy and we would pull into a foreign port, my shipmates and I were always admonished to "be on our best behavior" and to "conduct ourselves in an orderly fashion." We were told: "The uniform you wear represents…

For most of us, hearing comes naturally. Sound waves are received which vibrate the eardrum and activate the hammer, anvil and stirrup—sending nerve impulses to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex. (Isn’t God’s complex and intricate design awesome?) However, listening—effective listening— Download article as…